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August 09, 2013

The World's Easiest Column
— Ace

I find this sort of column trivial and silly. But conservatives pump it out, with minor variations, ever three months.

I have no real problem with it... I don't disagree with it, so much as I think it's just silly. It pleases readers while being perfectly trivial in its ambitions.

And this is Charles Krauthammer, who is a pretty smart guy. But I really do think this whole "Let's kick up a fuss about what euphemisms we use for terrorism" thing is kind of stale.

We conservatives, as a group, minted quite a few of these sorts of columns from 2001 to 2006 and I think all that can be said has been said.

I suppose my main problem is that I don't see the problem with using diplomatic language to discuss tricky things. I don't mean the absurd "workplace violence" claim about Nisan; that is an outrage.

But I don't see how the ball is advanced much by declaring, forthrightly, that America is engaged in War on Radical Islam. Which isn't true per se; we're engaged in a war on terrorist cells within radical Islam. Given that one third (or more) of the Islamic world adheres to what you'd call Radical Islam, I don't see it as a "war" on all of Radical Islam, unless people really want to bomb Lahore.

Which, by the way, yeah I know. It's a thought, I grant you.

So what we're engaged in is a war on terrorism supported by Radical Islam and a political/diplomatic effort to calm the not-terrorist (yet) elements of Radical Islam down.

Anyway, just an opinion. You may disagree. I just find this sort of a Kabuki argument we make when we don't have anything bad to say but want to say something.

Posted by: Ace at 02:21 PM | Comments (122)
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1 Yeah, the left has co-opted all the language. Anything a conservative says is an eeeeevil dog whistle...

Posted by: M. Murcek at August 09, 2013 01:24 PM (GJUgF)

2 Is this your newest crusade, Ace? (See what I did there? Unlike seeing the post here.)

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at August 09, 2013 01:25 PM (4qnX5)

3 If you don't call it as it is you can't solve the problem. Fact: most Muslims in the world would think you should die if you leave Islam. That is insane but Democrats don't want that fact known so we all cant talk about it Because Democrats control the media and conservatives don't like to fight as exemplified on this blog. People here just whine they don't organize. So these radicals come here to America and you get explosive violence but we never talk about the low level Islamic violence, the attacks on people by Muslims who don't like what you say.

Posted by: GardenGnome at August 09, 2013 01:27 PM (8iy5P)

4 Ghost post?

Posted by: johnd01 at August 09, 2013 01:27 PM (ukNFU)

5 I sure hope you're not saying that just because Obama's black.

Posted by: gebrauchshund at August 09, 2013 01:39 PM (WUFRY)

But the problem is that we SHOULD be at War with Radical Islam...

Because otherwise, we are just treating symptoms, not causes...

It would have been like if in WW2 we had been... Hey! We invaded Guam! We're done now...

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 09, 2013 02:23 PM (lZBBB)

Note.... the Cold War was not JUST with the Soviet Union.... it was Democracy against Communism....

This is like.... Hey! we defeated Khazakstan! So we're done now...

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 09, 2013 02:26 PM (lZBBB)

8 And you fools put me in charge...

Even Alinsky is spinning

Posted by: Barky McBamastain at August 09, 2013 02:27 PM (Pr6hk)

9 Big anniversary coming up 9/11, its' like Debils Nigh in DETROIT!

Be Afraid! Be Very Afraid. .

Posted by: Trouble comes in threes at August 09, 2013 02:28 PM (PRpc+)

10 He (Ogabe of Kenya) doesn't distort things as much as he says things which are kindergarten level facts, A.K.A. the lulling of the listeners brain, then injects complete nonsense. Thats why I don't listen to the POS.

Posted by: UWP at August 09, 2013 02:28 PM (r98SZ)

11 Bonus: Obama set keyboards a-twitter when he said the word Â“jigger.Â”

Obvious racist

Posted by: Uncle Tom at August 09, 2013 02:28 PM (e8kgV)

12 Seeing as how no Muslims have anything negative to say about terrorist killings of millions of people around the world then it seems that we can use any euphemism we want to describe our war on them. I think War on Terror fits the situation and radical Islam describes the majority of Muslims who would gladly chop off your head for not becoming a Muslim when they demand it.

Posted by: Bomb em Back to Stoneage at August 09, 2013 02:29 PM (PGng7)

13 Charles should call his column the Daily Slog. Much like John McCain, he's in it for the long, long, long haul.

Posted by: Fritz at August 09, 2013 02:29 PM (K7xnX)

14 Big problem, no cure that wouldn't get the rest of the world up in arms. At this point, if they don't like our solutions, let them solve it. It's time to pick up our ball and go home.

Posted by: Cato at August 09, 2013 02:30 PM (XnrTk)

15 At what point do the Christians, as Christians, get to defend their religion by force?

Posted by: toby928© at August 09, 2013 02:31 PM (QupBk)

16 The Govt. can keep the terrorists out of the sky and train stations. We can kill them on our streets.

Posted by: redenzo at August 09, 2013 02:31 PM (888y+)

17 We are not at war with radical Islam, we are not at war with terror cells within radical Islam, we are not at war with the pinky toes of the terror cells within Radical Islam, we are at war with those who would insult the prophet of Allah and enable the will to power of the terror cells within Radical Islam.

That is all.

Posted by: sven10077 at August 09, 2013 02:32 PM (A4hKL)

18 15 Toby 928th,

at the corner of "Never" and Bwahaha street...

"deference" is a one way street.

Posted by: sven10077 at August 09, 2013 02:33 PM (A4hKL)

19 Posted by: GardenGnome The Goddess Irony wept. You don't know any of us, Mr Gnome, if that is, in fact, your real name. I'm just about sick of anonymous people on the internet whining about anonymous people whining on the internet.

Posted by: toby928© at August 09, 2013 02:33 PM (QupBk)

20 "We Are All Osamas, Obama!" ^ This will end up as Obama's *true* legacy. Mark my words...shit's about to get real.

Posted by: soothsayer & lewis, together again at August 09, 2013 02:34 PM (L25bK)

21 At what point do the Christians, as Christians, get to defend their religion by force? Posted by: toby928
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One wonders when the citizens get to defend their republic from domestic enemies.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 09, 2013 02:34 PM (aDwsi)

22 And pretty soon I'll be whining anonymously about it.

Posted by: toby928© at August 09, 2013 02:34 PM (QupBk)

23 California Democrat Sen. Barbara Boxer directly called on embattled San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to resign on Friday.

Filner has been accused of sexual harassment by 14 women, many of whom were victims of sexual assault while serving in the military.

In an open letter to Filner, Boxer requested he Â“step down immediately.Â”

Posted by: Terry O'Neill at August 09, 2013 02:35 PM (e8kgV)

24 Fuck em.

Posted by: Gene Kelly at August 09, 2013 02:35 PM (eedLh)

25 RINO.

Posted by: Purity Republican at August 09, 2013 02:35 PM (v1mq9)

26 23 Terry O'Neil,

Considering Frau Botox and Senator Ma'am enabled him isn't this bad form?

Posted by: sven10077 at August 09, 2013 02:36 PM (A4hKL)

27 One wonders when the citizens get to defend their republic from domestic enemies. Heh. A thought I was thinking this afternoon as I walked home from work. As I child of the Cold War, I pretty much expected to die killing Commies so no worries there. I just didn't think they would be my nominal fellow citizens.

Posted by: toby928© at August 09, 2013 02:36 PM (QupBk)

28 In an open letter to Filner, Boxer requested he Â“step down immediately.Â”
Posted by: Terry O'Neill
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Odd that a patently reasonable demand should be newsworthy..., but then we are talking Dems here.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 09, 2013 02:36 PM (aDwsi)

29 Don't know what inflames my anger more, Victoria Newland's one sharply raised eyebrow, Jen Psaki's smirk, or the JEF's smug grin during a presser, when he gets to the part he has been anxious to get to, the bashing of his "friends" in the Republican Party.

Posted by: The littl shyning man at August 09, 2013 02:36 PM (PH+2B)

30 This is why all cripples should be put down at birth.

Posted by: Purity Republican at August 09, 2013 02:36 PM (v1mq9)

31 Teabagger! I'm only selling out to save my career here, that's what matters, right?

Posted by: RINO at August 09, 2013 02:37 PM (XnrTk)

32 And a happy Eid Al-Fitr to y'all, too. Bless your hearts.

Posted by: dr kill at August 09, 2013 02:37 PM (BTguA)

33 I'll tell you, if you guys pull out that anti purity shit, in the current state the party is in...

Posted by: soothsayer & lewis, together again at August 09, 2013 02:38 PM (L25bK)

34 Why wait until birth when you can get taxpayer funded maternity care and abortions? I'll vote for it it the donks promise to like me.

Posted by: RINO at August 09, 2013 02:39 PM (XnrTk)

35 What's the admin term for evacuation now?

Posted by: BignJames at August 09, 2013 02:39 PM (ZNQKl)

36 Do we have an Anal Aperture in here or just a regular's idea of being funny??

Posted by: soothsayer & lewis, together again at August 09, 2013 02:40 PM (L25bK)

37 33 Soothsayer,

Yeah it is pretty pretty that they think asking you be able to tell the parties apart is "purity GOP" now...

they're in for a shock.

Posted by: sven10077 at August 09, 2013 02:40 PM (A4hKL)

38 Are our embassies still closed in honor of Eid?

Posted by: toby928© at August 09, 2013 02:40 PM (QupBk)

39 ....and Obama can take that oh so cool and oh so casual special finger and stick it right in his ear.....

Posted by: Trouble comes in threes at August 09, 2013 02:40 PM (PRpc+)

40 What's the admin term for evacuation now? Posted by: BignJames
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Politically Strategic Withdrawal.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 09, 2013 02:41 PM (aDwsi)

Posted by: soothsayer & lewis, together again at August 09, 2013 02:41 PM (L25bK)

42 Well I gotta disagree. As we all know the left has been co-opting language for a very long time. It's central to their mission as Orwell so presciently noted decades ago, control the language, control the debate. Lot's of little things seem innocuous enough but they add up to to a lot. And when it comes to something as black and white as war, it makes it easier to dismiss things you don't like. Walking a way from a war is hard. In a way you are either winning or losing, you either win or you lose. But an overseas contingency operation or a man made disaster, just walk away. Which is pretty much what we did in Iraq and what we are about to do in Afghanistan. Hell, we walked away from the whole damn war on terror. And lets not forget that Obama used the word terror to his advantage during the campaign. He did claim in the Rose Garden the day after the Benghazi attack that an terror attack did happen because of a youtube video. But he wouldn't say terrorist because he has been claiming for years that he had personally killed all the terrorists. Words do matter.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 09, 2013 02:41 PM (g1DWB)

43 41 Posted by: soothsayer & lewis, together again I had no idea that Dragon NaturallySpeaking would pick up the pregnant pause. I'm impressed.

Posted by: toby928© at August 09, 2013 02:42 PM (QupBk)

44 I don't know who Purity Republican is, but I'm totally sockpuppeting the RINO here. Thick rubber gloves, I'm really glad for them.

Posted by: Cato at August 09, 2013 02:42 PM (XnrTk)

45 From now on a blank post from me indicates a 'nod.' Kapeesh?

Posted by: soothsayer & lewis, together again at August 09, 2013 02:42 PM (L25bK)

46 [23] blow me cunt, you knew about this asshole 20 years ago.

Posted by: redenzo at August 09, 2013 02:43 PM (888y+)

47 42 JackStraw,

Words matter right up until when they don't...

games like "Overseas Contingency Operations" and "AQ on the Run but we need to pull the circus tents b/c 'credible threat'..." bring us closer to "their not mattering"

Posted by: sven10077 at August 09, 2013 02:43 PM (A4hKL)

48 Engaged in a mildly aggressive disagreement.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at August 09, 2013 02:43 PM (fnPRp)

49 Pelosi Protege Bob Filner

Posted by: AoSHQ Stylebook at August 09, 2013 02:43 PM (QupBk)

50 Heh, toby, we'll call the blank posts from now on... Shatners.

Posted by: soothsayer & lewis, together again at August 09, 2013 02:44 PM (L25bK)

51 Politically Strategic Withdrawal. Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 09, 2013 06:41 PM (aDwsi) I was thinking "Enhanced Relocation" or something

Posted by: BignJames at August 09, 2013 02:44 PM (ZNQKl)

52 Â“jigger.Â”

Obvious racist

Posted by: Uncle Tom at August 09, 2013 06:28 PM (e8kgV)

We prefer Jegro around here.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at August 09, 2013 02:44 PM (gqgiP)

53 What does it mean

Posted by: Shatner at August 09, 2013 02:44 PM (QupBk)

54 Spock

Posted by: Shatner at August 09, 2013 02:44 PM (QupBk)

55 What

Posted by: Shatner at August 09, 2013 02:44 PM (QupBk)

56 does

Posted by: Shatner at August 09, 2013 02:45 PM (QupBk)

57 it

Posted by: Shatner at August 09, 2013 02:45 PM (QupBk)

58 Yeah not you Cato, the other one.

Posted by: soothsayer & lewis, together again at August 09, 2013 02:45 PM (L25bK)

59 mean?

Posted by: Shatner at August 09, 2013 02:45 PM (QupBk)

60 Politically Strategic Withdrawal.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 09, 2013 06:41 PM (aDwsi)

I was thinking "Enhanced Relocation" or something Posted by: BignJames
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How about 'Horrible Customer Service'?

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 09, 2013 02:45 PM (aDwsi)

61 Shouldn't the blank posts be called "Obamas"?

Posted by: NCKate at August 09, 2013 02:45 PM (QfaZI)

62 So what we're engaged in is a war on terrorism supported by Radical Islam and a political/diplomatic effort to calm the not-terrorist (yet) elements of Radical Islam down.

Seems to me, Ace, that Democrats are engaged in simultaneously building up (using our tax dollars) and caving in to Muzzie terror, while Republicans and so-called "Conservatives" are engaged in a war to simultaneously sit back idly and let the Democrats (led by noted terrorist enabler and all-around treasonous fuckweasel Choom Boy) have their way while talking endlessly about the ramifications, permutations and philosophy behind the whole frigging mess.

Oh, and the Republicans/conservatives cast their eyes toward every poll and every utterance from the MFM to make sure they're not pissing off any who Matters.

Posted by: MrScribbler at August 09, 2013 02:45 PM (kaGpp)

63 44 I don't know who Purity Republican is, but I'm totally sockpuppeting the RINO here. Thick rubber gloves, I'm really glad for them. Posted by: Cato

Ask your mother who am I, if she can walk.

Posted by: Purity Republican at August 09, 2013 02:45 PM (v1mq9)

64 What you're missing here Ace my friend is that Krauthammer is clueless.

Posted by: VADM (Red) Cuthbert Collingwood (Mentioned in Despatches) at August 09, 2013 02:45 PM (yL0v8)

Posted by: Shatner at August 09, 2013 06:45 PM (QupBk)

Herbert....

Posted by: Space Hippie at August 09, 2013 02:46 PM (lZBBB)

66 so it is indeed an Anal Aperture

Posted by: soothsayer & lewis, together again at August 09, 2013 02:46 PM (L25bK)

67 63 Purity Republican,

Sadly my mother is:

1) dead

2) cremated

3) female and as such unlikely to have warranted your affections friendo.

Posted by: sven10077 at August 09, 2013 02:47 PM (A4hKL)

68 /makes triangle shape with hands One.

Posted by: soothsayer & lewis, together again at August 09, 2013 02:47 PM (L25bK)

69 We'll decide

Posted by: Shatner at August 09, 2013 02:47 PM (QupBk)

70 not to kill

Posted by: Shatner at August 09, 2013 02:47 PM (QupBk)

71 How about 'Horrible Customer Service'? Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 09, 2013 06:45 PM (aDwsi) " Sorry, we're closed. Be back at.....?

Posted by: BignJames at August 09, 2013 02:47 PM (ZNQKl)

72 today

Posted by: Shatner at August 09, 2013 02:47 PM (QupBk)

73 65 Space Hippie,

Him or Yector...

Posted by: sven10077 at August 09, 2013 02:47 PM (A4hKL)

74 60 Politically Strategic Withdrawal. Oh yea! I know the feeling

Posted by: His Honor the Mayor (I'm in recovery) at August 09, 2013 02:47 PM (yL0v8)

75 What is the thread about?
euphemisms

right, you mean 'enhanced negotiations'

Posted by: Trouble comes in threes at August 09, 2013 02:47 PM (PRpc+)

76 someone do a hash check

Posted by: soothsayer & lewis, together again at August 09, 2013 02:47 PM (L25bK)

77 We prefer Jegro around here.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Yeah I was complaining about chiggers the other day, and the folks around me became curiously silent. I started to float 'chigros' but sensed that I was very thin ice.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 09, 2013 02:47 PM (aDwsi)

78 Nuke. The. Moon

Posted by: Frank J. - foreign policy genius at August 09, 2013 02:48 PM (EZl54)

79 Where she buried?

*straightens tie*

Posted by: Purity Republican at August 09, 2013 02:48 PM (v1mq9)

80 Come on Charles Krauthammer--you Nancy Boy!- Bring It!! Meet me at the pool house!

Posted by: Piers Morgan at August 09, 2013 02:48 PM (r2PLg)

81 "and a political/diplomatic effort to calm the not-terrorist (yet) elements of Radical Islam down."

History has shown they calm down pretty fast when confronted with absolutely unapologetic levels of force. A philosophy not applied by either of the most recent two American presidential administrations.

Trying to do "nation-building" in the Ummah is insane. They don't respect that. They view it as a weak-horse attempt to cravenly subvert their religious loyalties.

What they do respect is the strong horse. Who comes and kicks the shit out of them, destroys everything in sight including mosques, and says, "Expect more of this if there's any more trouble," and then FUCKING LEAVES. No humanitarian nonsense. No aid. No food. No money. Nothing. Kill people, break things, and LEAVE the wreckage behind after issuing suitably frightening warnings.

Every single successful Western-world engagement with Islam has worked this way.

Whereas all of the unsuccessful engagements have relied on humanitarian nonsense. Which is demanded by Islam but not respected if and once delivered. They themselves would never behave that way if they had been the ones with the upper hand. Why then would they respect anyone who does?

Posted by: torquewrench at August 09, 2013 02:48 PM (gqT4g)

82 76 Soothsayer,

Sadly DEA is in "strategic Golf mode"....oh you mean his IP Hash...

Posted by: sven10077 at August 09, 2013 02:49 PM (A4hKL)

Posted by: MrScribbler at August 09, 2013 06:45 PM (kaGpp)

both parties know that Islamic Terrorism is NOT an Existential threat to America...

Sadly... the Laws they put in place to fight this 'threat', are....

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 09, 2013 02:49 PM (lZBBB)

84 The Kraut goes by another name at the pool. Bob.

Posted by: toby928© presents at August 09, 2013 02:49 PM (QupBk)

85 >>>What's the admin term for evacuation now?<<<

Republican sequester.

What's the Republican euphemism for "sure, I'll bend over?"

Posted by: Fritz at August 09, 2013 02:49 PM (K7xnX)

86 Posted by: Purity Republican at August 09, 2013 06:48 PM (v1mq9

Dr. Spank

Posted by: Shatner at August 09, 2013 06:47 PM (QupBk

toby928Â©

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at August 09, 2013 02:50 PM (jcnm8)

87 Lefties have their own list of euphemisms we use that they hate.

"Enhanced Interrogation". "Pro-Life".

Posted by: bonhomme at August 09, 2013 02:50 PM (A0glY)

88 What's the Republican euphemism for "sure, I'll bend over?" Posted by: Fritz at August 09, 2013 06:49 PM (K7xnX) bipartisanship

Posted by: BignJames at August 09, 2013 02:50 PM (ZNQKl)

89 It's not about language, it's about incoherent - or sinister - policy. This would all be comical and merely peculiar if it didnÂ’t reflect a larger, more troubling reality: The confusion of language is a direct result of a confusion of policy Â— which is served by constant obfuscation. Bush committed to a policy of continuing Islamic immigration and pro-Islamic propaganda, bloody wars on Muslims in their own countries, and a huge security state with decreased rights for all Americans. (And as it turned out, increased spying on allies too.) This is the worst of all worlds. It's expensive, it's bloody, it kills freedom, it stirs up Muslims in hate and imports them in hordes, and it only adds up if you actually want to build a police state and create threats like the Chechen brothers, who then terrorize their new "countrymen" justifying even more police state control. As a foreign policy for the benefit of Americans, it makes no sense. All the lying words are just about confusing people so that these horrible policies can be inflicted on them. Obama has continued what Bush began, without enthusiasm, but with lots of drones, which don't need morale. That is the problem. It's not about precise language for its own sweet sake.

Posted by: Chromoly Man at August 09, 2013 02:50 PM (zdYb2)

90 both parties know that Islamic Terrorism is NOT an Existential threat to America... It's not, provided it doesn't go unanswered.

Posted by: toby928© presents at August 09, 2013 02:50 PM (QupBk)

91 84 The Kraut goes by another name at the pool. Bob. Posted by: toby928Â© presents at August 09, 2013 06:49 PM (QupBk) ********** Shit--I really shouldn't have done that pool thing. crap forgot something then remembered it. ugh.

Posted by: Piers Morgan at August 09, 2013 02:50 PM (r2PLg)

92 If you people don't bring it., I'm heading home.

Posted by: Purity Republican at August 09, 2013 02:51 PM (v1mq9)

93 What's the Republican euphemism for "sure, I'll bend over?"
Posted by: Fritz
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Compromise

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 09, 2013 02:51 PM (aDwsi)

94 "Ever three months"...? I didn't realize you were a Southerner, like me!

Posted by: Scarlett at August 09, 2013 02:51 PM (AxTX6)

95 >>>bipartisanship

That's a bingo. Bingo!

Posted by: Fritz at August 09, 2013 02:51 PM (K7xnX)

96 I asked, she said you're the guy that got Obama elected by voting Romney in the primary. "Electability", how's that working for ya?

Posted by: Cato at August 09, 2013 02:51 PM (XnrTk)

97 If yer gonna talk about 'chiggers', ya hafta do in Latin Trombiculidae otherwise the hpersensitive around here break out in a rash ...

...and they have no sense of humor, take everything personally.

Posted by: Trouble comes in threes at August 09, 2013 02:52 PM (PRpc+)

98 Posted by: Chromoly Man I thought you shook the dust of this blog from your sandals.

Posted by: toby928© presents at August 09, 2013 02:53 PM (QupBk)

99 And yes, it's Dr Spank's Flaming Friday!!

Posted by: toby928© presents at August 09, 2013 02:54 PM (QupBk)

100 Posted by: torquewrench at August 09, 2013 06:48 PM (gqT4g) When I criticize actual policy, what you suggested is the sort of thing that would have been right.

Posted by: Chromoly Man at August 09, 2013 02:54 PM (zdYb2)

101 Or more likely Dr Spank's Flamer Friday.

Posted by: toby928© presents at August 09, 2013 02:55 PM (QupBk)

102 If yer gonna talk about 'chiggers', ya hafta do in Latin Trombiculidae otherwise the hpersensitive around here break out in a rash ...

Berry bugs!
What's a berry bug?
Harvest mites!
What's a harvest mite?
Trombiculidae!
Huh?
Chigger!
Oh, those things! Don't use that word, racist.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 09, 2013 02:56 PM (J79eW)

103 ...and they have no sense of humor, take everything personally.
Posted by: Trouble
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But the use of Latin is as discriminatory as the use of cursive, no?
I have no idea what the consequence of penning Latin in cursive would be, but I suspect it would be an extended attendance at sensitivity seminars.

Posted by: Mike Hammer at August 09, 2013 02:56 PM (aDwsi)

104 And of course, none of you moron's will come to me like a fucking man and tell me there is a new thread.

Posted by: toby928© presents at August 09, 2013 02:56 PM (QupBk)

105 It's not, provided it doesn't go unanswered.

Posted by: toby928Â© presents at August 09, 2013 06:50 PM (QupBk)

They could never invade... and any internal problems, while horrific, could be handled by Law Enforcement, and could never rise to the level of bringing down the Society... even if our Government did nothing... the problem would be solved by the People...

But... Governments NEVER allow an opportunity for more power to go...

War on Drugs? No knock raids and Property seizure...

War on Poverty? put millions of Americans on the doll... where they would then vote for specific Parties...

War on Terror? Spying on EVERY single American...

Posted by: Romeo13 at August 09, 2013 02:56 PM (lZBBB)

106 put millions of Americans on the doll

Sounds kinky.

Posted by: bonhomme at August 09, 2013 02:57 PM (J79eW)

107

I just find this sort of a Kabuki argument we make...

49% of all blog arguments, left or right, are Kabuki. Not illegitmate, per se. But repeats that avoid getting to the heart of the difference.

Posted by: CJ at August 09, 2013 02:58 PM (9G+G5)

108 its the 50% that give the other 50% of muzzies a bad name

Posted by: bob from table9 at August 09, 2013 02:59 PM (H7qrs)

109 This is a longer version of the USPS woman in the sidebar. With more trucks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCw_j5pYUPk

Posted by: The Mega Independent at August 09, 2013 03:06 PM (Lq5WC)

110 i say we simply slosh the wogs with Martinis until they either see the light or they run out of stupid ones.

either way we get the end state we want, and ammo is cheap.

Posted by: redc1c4 at August 09, 2013 03:16 PM (q+fqH)

111 98 Posted by: Chromoly Man I thought you shook the dust of this blog from your sandals. Posted by: toby928Â© presents at August 09, 2013 06:53 PM (QupBk) - Ace went on bizarre, insulting rants about things that were in his mind, not mine, and told me to shut up and never post here again. Fine, OK. At that point I too though I had shaken the dust of this blog from my sandals. Then he said he wasn't banning anybody and was just being educational. All open and tolerant. Strange. I would have left it there and drifted off, lurking less and less, but then Ace went on another rant where he said, if you try to shut people up with emotion and no argument, you are a monster. That was what he himself did, so I posted a comment calling attention to the fact that he failed his own test. No reaction. Strange. He's also had unhinged rants against other people that drove them off the blog. So he apparently just does this from time to time, on different topics. I think Ace goes on crazy tears from time to time, for reasons internal to him. For the time being he seems to have calmed down. Tomorrow who knows? I'd speak more respectfully of him if he'd spoken at all respectfully to me. He didn't, so I'm not bothering. For sure he doesn't have rational arguments against what I say. (As opposed to the racial bees in his own bonnet.) What he wants to do now is up to him. He may scream at me. He may scream at someone else. He may get in a banning mood, just because. Whatever. As usual, I post on race when I think that's most relevant, and on other things when I think they are most relevant. I assume I won't be posting on here forever, and probably not for long at all. But I'm not particularly looking for a fight. Just looking on, and remarking on things occasionally.

Posted by: Chromoly Man at August 09, 2013 03:20 PM (zdYb2)

112 If you bring it for more than four hours

Posted by: Peter pills at August 09, 2013 03:21 PM (bQMb4)

113 Not sure how someone who can read can't read cursive. It's 90% the SAME, with a line connecting the letters.

Posted by: UWP at August 09, 2013 03:24 PM (r98SZ)

114 Posted by: Chromoly Man at August 09, 2013 07:20 PM (zdYb2) Dude crack a beer

Posted by: Peter pills at August 09, 2013 03:24 PM (bQMb4)

115 114 Dude crack a beer - Good idea.

Posted by: Chromoly Man at August 09, 2013 03:27 PM (zdYb2)

116 Stand tall and carry on

Posted by: Peter pills at August 09, 2013 03:28 PM (bQMb4)

117 I forgot whose it was, but my favorite suggestion was: GLO-WORM (GLObal War On Radical Muslims)

Posted by: JeremiadBullfrog at August 09, 2013 03:36 PM (Y5I9o)

118 Terrorism? Waaaay down on my list right about now.

Posted by: Tonic Dog at August 09, 2013 03:54 PM (X/+QT)

119 As bad as amnesty is, the bill is even worse since it opens up the floodgates for H1B visas. Say hello to 300,000 new Indians coming here every year willing to work for $25K a year at jobs that now pay $75K.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at August 09, 2013 04:00 PM (HDgX3)

120 Amnesty will be our ruin and that is why that idiot Paul Ryan wants it.

Posted by: BarakaTarkata at August 09, 2013 04:29 PM (si4cu)

121 89 It's not about language, it's about incoherent - or sinister - policy. - Toning down the paranoia to a dull roar, I think George W. Bush's post 9/11 policy mix, adopted on the fly, and continued by Obama apparently with little interest on his part, was incoherent, not sinister in its conception. That doesn't make it less sinister in its effects.

Posted by: Chromoly Man at August 10, 2013 02:07 AM (zdYb2)

122 I tend toward disagreeing on two points:

1. Like most conservatives, you're prone to giving up the ground of contest once you believe a point was made. This gives the destructionists the ground for free.

You seem to be unable to comprehend that the domestic enemy is tenaciously willing to stick to the fight to redefine everything to their own whims and desires, even in the smallest of details.

This is why the destructionists win consistently over time. It's all about endurance.

2. Islam is at war with us. Not radical islam. Sure, there are many islamics that aren't actively engaged in the war, and even a few that take up arms on our side of the fight. But, islam is an ideology of conquest wrapped up in the guise of a religion and islam demands that the world be conquered in the name of islam.

To pretend otherwise is simply cowardice.

Posted by: Grimmy at August 10, 2013 12:43 PM (uUsh9)

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